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Glory Cup Tournament Rules The Glory Cup will be played in accordance with UYSA and FIFA rules as modified by the following changes and additions. Updated February 17, 2021. CREDENTIALS: All teams must be properly registered with their respective state organizations and must have a verified roster on record with the Tournament Committee. Coaches must have an official team roster and medical release forms for each player for verification with the tournament official. UYSA online Player rosters or Out of State Player cards will be used for game time check in. All guest players must have completed Specialty Action Player Forms. This form can be downloaded online here. CHECK-IN: A mandatory check-in will be held before the tournament begins at the time and place listed on the website, or 1.5 hours prior to first game at Tournament Headquarters. Teams not properly checked-in will not be eligible for tournament play and will forfeit all tournament fees paid. Please bring the following to tournament check-in:
AGE GROUP DEFINITIONS: The Glory Cup age groups will be based on birth-year registration in accordance with UYSA and US Youth Soccer. All teams will be playing in their respective 2021-22 age groups. GAME BALL / UNIFORMS: Game balls will be provided by the tournament. If game balls are not provided, home team will be asked to provide 3 game balls. Home team, which is the first team listed for each game, will be required to change uniforms to an alternate jersey in the event of a color conflict. All goal keepers must have an alternative color jersey or a pinnie may be used. Goal keeper jerseys are not required to be numbered. Should teams not have official jerseys, players must wear matching colored shirts with visible numbers adhered on the back. FIELD DIMENSIONS: All field dimensions are according to the West Jordan Soccer Complex and any disputes concerning field sizes will not be heard. DURATION OF GAME: Preliminary Rounds. Officials may adjust game lengths if start times are delayed due to unforeseen reasons in prior games played.
Semi-final & Final games will be 5 minutes longer for each half. No stoppage or inquiry time will be given. In the event of combined age groups, you will play the game length of the older age group. No overtime periods will be played in preliminary rounds. WATER BREAKS: With the discretion of the referee or Tournament Director, a water break will be given in extreme heat half way through the 1st and 2nd halves. START TIMES: A team will forfeit a game if it fails to present the listed minimum number of players at kickoff:
Teams must field a full team within 15 minutes from kickoff or will be subject to forfeit. Forfeits will be determined on a game-to-game basis as decided by the game officials. TEAMS & SIDELINES: Team and Spectators will occupy the same side of field, as per UYSA Sideline Policy. Tournament committee will designate home team side before games are played. Each side will be marked as Home or Away. Should signs be missing, Home team will occupy the West or South side of the field, Away teams will occupy the East or North side of the field. BRACKETING: Bracketing of team will be determined by the tournament scheduler. No appeals of the tournament bracketing will be allowed. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY: Eligibility will be determined as follows according to age group. Rosters are set at team check-in and no amendments to the roster will be allowed after check-in. A player’s eligibility will be determined prior to each game. Any team playing an illegal or non-roster player will forfeit that game and all further games (to be determined by tournament director). Coaches may be required to show Birth Certificates/Players passes and Medical release forms at check-in and should have these documents available for the duration of the tournament.
GUEST PLAYERS: A team may have a maximum of five (5) guest players on its roster. Each team must have the appropriate documentation for each guest player. Specialty Action Player Forms can be downloaded online here. SPECTATORS: Referees will have the authority to have unruly spectators removed from the field. All spectators must remain at least 3 feet back from the touch line. Spectators should not be seated past the top of the penalty box, (18 yard line extended) and officials can request spectators to relocate. Any referee assault or abuse will be referred to the State Organization and Police for disciplinary and/or legal action. EJECTION: (Yellow Cards and Red Cards will be issued as part of the game.) Anyone ejected from a game will automatically be suspended from the next game and upon review by the tournament committee may be suspended for the rest of the tournament. The coach is responsible for all spectators. Unruly spectators will be asked to leave the premises. Failure to comply may cause a team to forfeit the game. COACHING: No excessive coaching from the sidelines will be allowed. Any Coach that is ejected, leaving their team without a licensed coach will result in the team forfeiting the game and earn zero (0) points regardless of the score when abandoned. The opposing team will be declared the winner and earn full points as described in the Scoring section below. SUBSTITUTIONS: Unlimited substitutions will be permitted with the consent of the referee at any stoppage times during the game. PROTESTS: All games will be considered final and no protests will be allowed. LITTER/GARBAGE: All litter must be cleaned from the field after each game. Littered sidelines may result in forfeiture of the game if so determined by the Tournament Committee. WEATHER: The Tournament Committee may alter a game’s duration to accommodate weather related scheduling delays. Tournaments must have a UYSA-provided lightning detector at every event location. Games may be cancelled due to inclement weather at the discretion of referee officials and tournament directors. You can read our full weather related policy by clicking here. SCORING/STANDINGS: Preliminary games will be scored as follows:
5 POINT DIFFERENTIAL: X-League age groups will have a special circumstance allowance for games that the goal differential is 5 goals or more. If a team is winning by 5 goals, the non-winning team may add an extra player to the field. All RED CARDS will be reported to Tournament Headquarters. Player, Coaches, Tournament Director and game referee will meet to decide appropriate disciplinary action. SCORING TIEBREAKERS: All preliminary games may end in a tie. The following tiebreaker scoring will be used:
FINALS/SEMIFINALS/TIEBREAKERS: In any semi-final or final round, if the game is tied at the end of regulation play, two mandatory five-minute (5 min) overtime periods will be played (no golden-goal). If the score is still tied at the end of both overtimes a shoot-out (kicks from the penalty mark) will determine the winner in accordance with UYSA and FIFA rules. AWARDS: 1st and 2nd place teams in each Division will receive medals for the players on the game roster. Award ceremonies will be held at the tournament headquarters. The winning teams will be crowned champions and the Championship cup and players will be presented with their medals immediately after the Referee submits the Final Game Score Card. We would also like to award Finalists with medals. Medals will be presented to the players on the roster only and may not always be presented to the coaching staff. All tournament rules as outlined above and set forth by the Glory Cup Tournament Committee are considered final. No disputes or protests will be heard.
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